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Life Review Therapy and Emotional Freedom Technique Therapy (LREFTT) as Combination Therapy for Depression in Elderly Undergoing Chemotherapy
Background: Being old and experiencing chemotherapy can have a
negative effect on mental well-being, causing expanded uneasiness and
discouragement. Researchers have investigated various therapies as
potential arrangements to address these mental challenges. Some studies
showed that monotherapy utilizing either life review therapy or
emotional freedom technique therapy is successful in lightening
discouragement.
Purpose: To explore the effectiveness of combining life review therapy
and emotional freedom technique therapy to ease or decrease the
depression of an elderly person who took chemotherapy.
Methods: The design of our study was a quasi-experiment on an elderly
person who took a chemotherapy regimen at Achmad Moechtar
Bukittinggi District Hospital in Bukittinggi. We used accidental
sampling and a sample size of 20 respondents. A total of six sessions of
LR-EFTT, a combination therapy of life review therapy and emotional
freedom technique therapy, were given to 10 people who met the criteria
and were in the intervention group. Ten people who were in the control
group did not receive any intervention. Data was collected by using the
Geriatric Depression Scale-15 in order to assess the dependent variable,
which met the validity and reliability (Cronbach α = 0.817), and use an
independent t-test to conclude this research.
Results: We found that there was a significant difference in depression
between the two groups (p-value = 0.000). The mean of the control group
(10.1) is higher than the intervention group (6.20).
Conclusion: It concludes that combined therapy of life review therapy
and emotional freedom technique therapy (LR-EFTT) was effective in
reducing depression in elderly patients undergoing chemotherapy
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